《新视野英语知识讲义》book4unit3a[精品].docVIP

Unit?3 Text A??Reading in detail Read the text in detail. You can refer to Translation and Language Points when necessary. play stop mute max volume 00:00 00:00 A+ ? A- ? Language points ? Translation ?Fred Smith?and?FedEx: The vision that changed the world 1?Every night several hundred planes bearing a purple, white, and orange design touch down at?Memphis?Airport, in?Tennessee.?What precedes this landing are package pick-ups from locations all over the United States earlier in the day.?Crews unload the planes cargo of more than half a million parcels and letters.?The?rectangularpackages and envelopes are rapidly?reshuffled?and sorted according to address, then loaded onto other aircraft, and flown to their destinations to be?dispersed?by hand — many within 24 hours of leaving their senders.?This is the culmination of a dream of Frederick W. Smith, the founder, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of the FedEx Corp. — known originally as Federal Express — the largest and most successful overnight delivery service in the world.?Conceived when he was in college and now in its 28th year of operation, Smiths?exquisite?brainchild has become the standard for door-to-door package delivery. 2?Recognized as an outstanding entrepreneur with an agreeable and winning personality, Smith is held in high regard by his competitors as well as his employees and?stockholders.?Fred Smith was just 27 when he founded FedEx.?Now, so many years later, hes still the captain of the ship.?He attributes the success of the company simply to leadership, something he?deduced?from his years in the military, and from his family. 3 Frederick Wallace Smith was born into a wealthy family?clan?on August 11, 1944 in?Mississippi.?His father died when he was just four years old.?As a?juvenile, Smith was an?invalid, suffering from a disease that left him unable to walk normally.?He was picked on by bullies, and he learned to defend himself by swinging at them with hisalloy?walk